Periodic Report Summary 1 - CLAFIS (CLAFIS - Crop, Livestock and Forests Integrated System for Intelligent Automation, Processing and Control)
Project Context and Objectives:
The Crop, Livestock and Forest Integrated system (CLAFIS) will develop and demonstrate a pre-commercial intelligent integrated solution prototype based on a cross platform OPC unified architecture (OPC UA) specification entitling standards and related technologies for communication between automation systems and IT systems in farms and forest related process. The project is centred on a Use Case demonstrator involving a complete process sequence of a smart seeding, spraying and harvesting for grass/grains/trees including the following target activities:
- Implementation of IoT cloud-enabled Agribusiness Intelligent Information Management System platform and Subsystems with corresponding middleware, and security and privacy architecture for process automation, data management, monitoring and control.
- Development of novel sustainable intelligent Knowledge Management (KM) subsystem for integrating currently scattered data and resources for optimal conformity, interpretation and adaptation to agriculture.
- Development of an input-output gateway module based on the OPC UA model specification for unified automation, including wireless standards for medium/ long range.
- Development of Human Machine Interface (HMI) demonstrator device and end-user’s application services.
- Implementation of fusion algorithms and network propagation models for heterogeneous sensor networks and wireless sensor networks including the corresponding APIs, signal/data analysis and visualization.
CLAFIS brings together technologies, experience and research results from industrial automation, “Internet of Things” and agribusiness sectors. The system is addressing needs for seamless data transfer between complex field devices/automation systems and IT systems for several stakeholders in European agribusiness and forestry production. The overall integrated system will contribute towards seamless integration of autonomous equipment and machineries and devices in farms and forests related process.
The CLAFIS consortium consists of the following partners:
1 DANMARKS TEKNISKE UNIVERSITET, DTU, Denmark (coordinator)
2 LUONNONVARAKESKUS, LUKE, Finland
3 NOVITEK SOLUTIONS APS, Novitek, Denmark
4 UNIVERSITY OF BATH, UBAH, United Kingdom
5 UNIVERSITAET LINZ, Johannes Kepler University, JKU, Austria
6 AALTO-KORKEAKOULUSAATIO, AALTO, Finland
7 MAXSOFT LTD, Maxsoft, Israel
8 KAUNO TECHNOLOGIJOS UNIVERSITETAS, KTU, Lithuania
9 CNet Svenska AB, CNET, Sweden
10 JETTER AG, Jetter, Germany
11 WAPICE OY, WAPICE, Finland
12 JUNKKARI OY, Junkkari, Finland
13 DACOM BV, DACOM, Netherlands
Current state of CLAFIS in short is that we after 18 months are in a transition phase between development, integration and planning/execution of testing/demonstration activities.
12 use cases from different farming operations have been described in details. They form the basis for the development of the CLAFIS platform and the demonstration. The software architecture of the platform has been specified with main components and services.
Gateway module has been specified with functionality and software and hardware architecture. A prototype of the gateway has been constructed and tested with results as expected. Minor parts of the software still need to be implemented. Integration with external agricultural devices and IoT cloud has begun and in some cases also taken place.
An integration platform has been created and specification made of communication between IoT cloud and agricultural devices. Communication is simplified by use of OPC UA for all interactions. OPC UA clients and servers have been implemented and some of the applications needed for the use cases have also been implemented.
The KM subsystem with security architecture and access control has almost been implemented and for one of the use cases a prototype of knowledge processing has been developed. Add-on knowledge processing modules will be developed along with necessary theoretical foundation for data fusion, etc.
What concerns HMI, different types of information, including attributes, have been identified and mapped based on use cases. Also the information flows have been identified. Screens with menu structures for the use cases have been designed and some of them have been instantiated and demonstrated. Integration with the gateway is taking place.
Testing/demonstration have started for some parts of CLAFIS.
For the Project Technical Management, the JIRA management tool has been configured and is now being used for registration of work done and detailed distribution of work. A number of servers were installed and configured by Novitek: SQL database server, Apache webserver, file sharing server, integration server, and cloud server. Maxsoft installed two servers: Webserver with MS IIS and Database server with Oracle. An Integration Workshop took place in Copenhagen (hosted by Novitek and DTU).
Deliverables have been submitted, in most cases aligned with the defined due dates. Management meetings were scheduled as physical meetings with approx. 6 months in between and virtual meetings as teleconferences were scheduled between the physical meetings. Most virtual meetings were focused at single work packages. Physical half-year meetings took place in Copenhagen (hosted by DTU), Kaunas (hosted by KTU) and Brussels (hosted by the EC). 18-months meeting will be in Linz (hosted by JKU).
CLAFIS is now already being developed in a very active and innovative ICT for Agriculture domain. It includes publicly funded systems, PPPs, end-user bottom up initiatives and commercial companies – some on a global scale. The unique CLAFIS goal will be to demonstrate a prototype capable of flexibility as tailored by integrated SOA suitable for the agricultural end user’s needs.
Project website is found at http://clafis-project.eu
Project Results:
See attached PDF (We were not informed in advance about this special field and can not easily retrieve the information from the Progress Report in PDF)
Potential Impact:
See attached PDF (We were not informed in advance about this special field and can not easily retrieve the information from the Progress Report in PDF)
List of Websites:
http://clafis-project.eu
The Crop, Livestock and Forest Integrated system (CLAFIS) will develop and demonstrate a pre-commercial intelligent integrated solution prototype based on a cross platform OPC unified architecture (OPC UA) specification entitling standards and related technologies for communication between automation systems and IT systems in farms and forest related process. The project is centred on a Use Case demonstrator involving a complete process sequence of a smart seeding, spraying and harvesting for grass/grains/trees including the following target activities:
- Implementation of IoT cloud-enabled Agribusiness Intelligent Information Management System platform and Subsystems with corresponding middleware, and security and privacy architecture for process automation, data management, monitoring and control.
- Development of novel sustainable intelligent Knowledge Management (KM) subsystem for integrating currently scattered data and resources for optimal conformity, interpretation and adaptation to agriculture.
- Development of an input-output gateway module based on the OPC UA model specification for unified automation, including wireless standards for medium/ long range.
- Development of Human Machine Interface (HMI) demonstrator device and end-user’s application services.
- Implementation of fusion algorithms and network propagation models for heterogeneous sensor networks and wireless sensor networks including the corresponding APIs, signal/data analysis and visualization.
CLAFIS brings together technologies, experience and research results from industrial automation, “Internet of Things” and agribusiness sectors. The system is addressing needs for seamless data transfer between complex field devices/automation systems and IT systems for several stakeholders in European agribusiness and forestry production. The overall integrated system will contribute towards seamless integration of autonomous equipment and machineries and devices in farms and forests related process.
The CLAFIS consortium consists of the following partners:
1 DANMARKS TEKNISKE UNIVERSITET, DTU, Denmark (coordinator)
2 LUONNONVARAKESKUS, LUKE, Finland
3 NOVITEK SOLUTIONS APS, Novitek, Denmark
4 UNIVERSITY OF BATH, UBAH, United Kingdom
5 UNIVERSITAET LINZ, Johannes Kepler University, JKU, Austria
6 AALTO-KORKEAKOULUSAATIO, AALTO, Finland
7 MAXSOFT LTD, Maxsoft, Israel
8 KAUNO TECHNOLOGIJOS UNIVERSITETAS, KTU, Lithuania
9 CNet Svenska AB, CNET, Sweden
10 JETTER AG, Jetter, Germany
11 WAPICE OY, WAPICE, Finland
12 JUNKKARI OY, Junkkari, Finland
13 DACOM BV, DACOM, Netherlands
Current state of CLAFIS in short is that we after 18 months are in a transition phase between development, integration and planning/execution of testing/demonstration activities.
12 use cases from different farming operations have been described in details. They form the basis for the development of the CLAFIS platform and the demonstration. The software architecture of the platform has been specified with main components and services.
Gateway module has been specified with functionality and software and hardware architecture. A prototype of the gateway has been constructed and tested with results as expected. Minor parts of the software still need to be implemented. Integration with external agricultural devices and IoT cloud has begun and in some cases also taken place.
An integration platform has been created and specification made of communication between IoT cloud and agricultural devices. Communication is simplified by use of OPC UA for all interactions. OPC UA clients and servers have been implemented and some of the applications needed for the use cases have also been implemented.
The KM subsystem with security architecture and access control has almost been implemented and for one of the use cases a prototype of knowledge processing has been developed. Add-on knowledge processing modules will be developed along with necessary theoretical foundation for data fusion, etc.
What concerns HMI, different types of information, including attributes, have been identified and mapped based on use cases. Also the information flows have been identified. Screens with menu structures for the use cases have been designed and some of them have been instantiated and demonstrated. Integration with the gateway is taking place.
Testing/demonstration have started for some parts of CLAFIS.
For the Project Technical Management, the JIRA management tool has been configured and is now being used for registration of work done and detailed distribution of work. A number of servers were installed and configured by Novitek: SQL database server, Apache webserver, file sharing server, integration server, and cloud server. Maxsoft installed two servers: Webserver with MS IIS and Database server with Oracle. An Integration Workshop took place in Copenhagen (hosted by Novitek and DTU).
Deliverables have been submitted, in most cases aligned with the defined due dates. Management meetings were scheduled as physical meetings with approx. 6 months in between and virtual meetings as teleconferences were scheduled between the physical meetings. Most virtual meetings were focused at single work packages. Physical half-year meetings took place in Copenhagen (hosted by DTU), Kaunas (hosted by KTU) and Brussels (hosted by the EC). 18-months meeting will be in Linz (hosted by JKU).
CLAFIS is now already being developed in a very active and innovative ICT for Agriculture domain. It includes publicly funded systems, PPPs, end-user bottom up initiatives and commercial companies – some on a global scale. The unique CLAFIS goal will be to demonstrate a prototype capable of flexibility as tailored by integrated SOA suitable for the agricultural end user’s needs.
Project website is found at http://clafis-project.eu
Project Results:
See attached PDF (We were not informed in advance about this special field and can not easily retrieve the information from the Progress Report in PDF)
Potential Impact:
See attached PDF (We were not informed in advance about this special field and can not easily retrieve the information from the Progress Report in PDF)
List of Websites:
http://clafis-project.eu